FLAT 5

I woke up late in the evening. About 6:30 p.m.. My ringtone was what woke me up. I grabbed my phone and boom! “Ten missed calls?” I screamed as I forcefully rose up from the bed. “Ahh! A headache,” I said in an undertone.

“You are welcome, my love. I could see the fears in your eyes,” Derek said as he held my hands very tight. I beamed up timid smiles. “You are all I want in a woman, Ada. I’m not here to play with your body. If it’s sex I want, I …

“Babe! You left us worried o,” I said to Ijay. “I know, I’m sorry, it wasn’t intended,” Ijay replied. “So what happened?” Prisca asked. As Ijay was about explaining what happened between her and Dickson, Juliet walked in.

As I opened the door, I saw Dickson standing so helplessly at the door. “Good day,” I greeted. “Thank you, Ada, please can I see Ijay,” he demanded. “Who be that? Ada” Ijay queried. “Your visitor,” I replied as I shifted a bit for her to see by herself. …

We all fixed our eyes on her until the caller hung up**** Tears rolled down her cheek as she dropped her phone on the bed. “What is it again?” Juliet concernedly asked. Our eyes all rolled in concurrence to Juliet’s query. “It was his main chick on the phone,” Ijay …

It was Derek…just as I suspected. “Good morning lover boy,” Juliet said to Derek. I just intercepted as an owner of a precious gift. “Good morning dear,” I said with smiles. Derek was still trying to find himself as Juliet’s description of him threw him off-balance. “Good morning my …

We woke up the next day being Friday, very happy as if we all just met. “This is how we are supposed to be,” I said with smiles. “You can say that again dear,” Ijay cut in. “Wait, make una two no begin feel say we are the problem o,” …

Juliet hurriedly opened the door without asking to know who it was. But thank God it was really who we were expecting, but not alone. It was Ijay and Dickson. We were a little surprised that Ijay came up with Dickson to our apartment. “Good evening,” three of us echoed …

He opened the front car door for me, and I entered with smiles. Not until that tiny evil spirit voice sent by my village people spoke to me. “See as you dey shine teeth for inside another man car, c’mon close your teeth.” As that ministration came to me, I …